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PERFORMANCE COMPARISON:
DELL LATITUDE E6430s VS. LENOVO THINKPAD T430s




                          When it comes to your employees’ notebook computers, every second counts.
                  A sluggish system not only affects productivity, but is a source of annoyance as well.
                  Battery life also matters—the longer the better. That’s why it’s essential to select
                  notebooks that offer the fast performance and long battery life.
                          Principled Technologies tested two notebook systems in our labs, the Dell
                  Latitude E6430s and the Lenovo ThinkPad T430s. We found that the Latitude
                  outperformed the ThinkPad in three areas: business application performance, boot and
                  shutdown time, and battery life. These advantages can save your workers time, making
                  the Dell Latitude E6430s an excellent choice.




                                                                                                SEPTEMBER 2012
                                        A PRINCIPLED TECHNOLOGIES TEST REPORT
                                                                                         Commissioned by Dell Inc.
TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE
                                             Because battery life and notebook performance are so important to today’s
                                 worker, we conducted a range of tests to compare the Dell Latitude E6430s and the
                                 Lenovo ThinkPad T430s. We conducted every test three times and present the results
                                 for the median run of each test.
Battery life testing
                                             As Figure 1 shows, the Dell Latitude E6430s had longer battery life than the
                                 Lenovo ThinkPad T430s, lasting for 311 minutes, a 12.7 percent increase in battery life.


                                                              MobileMark 2012 - Battery Life score
                                                       6:00
                                                                       5:11
                                                       5:00                         4:36
  Figure 1: The battery of the                                                                               Dell
                                       Hours:minutes




  Dell Latitude E6430s lasted                          4:00                                                  Latitude
  12.7 percent longer than                                                                                   E6430s
                                                       3:00
  that of the Lenovo
  ThinkPad T430s.                                      2:00                                                  Lenovo
                                                                                                             ThinkPad
                                                       1:00                                                  T430s
                                                       0:00
                                                                              1

                                             Figure 2 shows the median results for our battery life testing using the BAPCo®
                                 MobileMark® 2012 benchmark.

BAPCo MobileMark 2012
                                                                      Dell Latitude E6430s         Lenovo ThinkPad T430s
Screen brightness                                                            154 nits                     172 nits
MobileMark 2012 - Battery Life score (minutes)                                 311                          276
MobileMark 2012 - Battery Life score (hours: minutes)                          5:11                        4:36
Figure 2: Median scores for the BAPCo Mobile Mark 2012 benchmark. Higher numbers are better.


Boot and shutdown times
                                             The less time users spend waiting for their notebooks to boot up or shut down,
                                 the more time they have to be productive. Figure 3 shows the median results for our
                                 boot and shutdown tests. In our tests, the Dell Latitude E6430s took 9.1 percent less
                                 time to boot and 13.8 percent less time to shut down than the Lenovo ThinkPad T430s.




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Boot and shutdown times
                                  Dell Latitude E6430s           Lenovo ThinkPad T430s              Percentage Dell win
Boot                                      23.03                          25.34                              9.1%
Shutdown                                  12.89                          14.96                             13.8%
Figure 3: Median boot and shutdown times, in seconds, for the two systems.


Performance testing
                                          Because performance is so important to today’s worker, we used an industry-
                                 standard benchmark to rate the performance of the notebooks, and found that the Dell
                                 Latitude E6430s was up to completing the tasks workers require.
                                          BAPCo SYSmark® 2012 measures system performance for a number of common
                                 tasks including office productivity and media creation. Figure 4 shows the median
                                 results of our SYSmark 2012 tests. The Dell Latitude E6430s achieved a higher
                                 SYSmark2012 Overall Performance Rating than the Lenovo ThinkPad T430s.


BAPCo SYSmark 2012
                                                           Dell Latitude E6430s               Lenovo ThinkPad T430s
SYSmark 2012 Overall Performance Rating                             145                                143
SYSmark 2012 – Office Productivity                                  140                                137
SYSmark 2012 – Media Creation                                       147                                146
SYSmark 2012 – Web Development                                      134                                129
SYSmark 2012 – Data/Financial Analysis                              157                                153
SYSmark 2012 – 3D Modeling                                          138                                138
SYSmark 2012 – System Management                                    157                                159
Figure 4: Median scores for the BAPCo SYSmark 2012 benchmark. Higher numbers are better.


WHAT WE TESTED
                                          In this section, we present a brief overview of what we tested. For detailed
                                 system configuration information, see Appendix A. For step-by-step details on how we
                                 tested, see Appendix B.
BAPCo MobileMark 2012
                                          MobileMark 2012 is an industry-standard benchmark that provides a battery life
                                 rating and a performance rating based on common office scenarios. In our tests, we
                                 focus solely on the battery life rating. MobileMark 2012 applications and workloads
                                 specific to mobile systems. These include office activities like file and document
                                 management, data processing, and rich content creation. This module provides a score
                                 for battery life of the tested applications.
                                          MobileMark 2012 includes the following applications with their corresponding
                                 tasks:
                                             ABBYY® FineReader Pro 11


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   Adobe® Acrobat® Pro X
                                         Adobe Flash® Player 11
                                         Adobe Photoshop® CS5 Extended 12.04
                                         Adobe Photoshop Elements 10
                                         Adobe Premiere® Pro CS 5.5
                                         CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra 11
                                         Microsoft® Excel® 2010 SP1
                                         Microsoft Internet Explorer® 9
                                         Microsoft Outlook® 2010 SP1
                                         Microsoft PowerPoint® 2010 SP1
                                         Microsoft Windows Media Player
                                         Microsoft Word 2010 SP1
                                         Mozilla® Firefox® 10.0.2
                                         WinZip® Pro 16
                                      MobileMark 2012 measures system battery life in minutes. It records system
                              battery life at the start of the benchmark and repeats the workload until the system
                              battery life is depleted, or until the system powers down due to low battery life.
                                      MobileMark 2012 records a timestamp once per minute. At the end of the
                              benchmark, it compares the beginning timestamp to the final (last recorded) timestamp.
                              MobileMark 2012 derives its system battery life rating as the number of minutes
                              between the start and end timestamps.
                                      For more information on this benchmark, see
                              http://www.bapco.com/products/mobilemark2012/index.php.
BAPCo SYSmark 2012
                                      BAPCo SYSmark 2012 is an application-based benchmark that tests performance
                              in the following office workload scenarios: office productivity, media creation, Web
                              development, data/financial analysis, 3D modeling, and system management. SYSmark
                              2012 records the time the system takes to complete each individual operation in each
                              scenario. For more information on this benchmark, see
                              http://www.bapco.com/products/sysmark2012/.




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IN CONCLUSION
                                      Today’s workers do not computes that keep them waiting and they certainly
                              want their notebooks to run as long as possible when unplugged. Selecting notebooks
                              that perform everyday tasks quickly and have long battery life makes good business
                              sense. In our tests, the Dell Latitude E6430s delivered better performance and longer
                              battery life than the Lenovo ThinkPad T430s. This makes it an excellent choice for your
                              employees.




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APPENDIX A – SYSTEM CONFIGURATION INFORMATION
         Figure 5 provides detailed configuration information for the test systems.

System                                             Dell Latitude E6430s                       Lenovo ThinkPad T430s

General
Number of processor packages              1                                           1
Number of cores per processor             2                                           2
Number of hardware threads per core       2                                           2
System power management policy            Dell                                        Energy Saver
                                          Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep®
Processor power-saving option                                                         Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology
                                          Technology
System dimensions (length x width x
                                          13-1/8” x 9-3/4” x 1-1/4”                   13-1/2” x 9” x 1-1/4”
height)
System weight                             4 lbs. 10 oz.                               4 lbs. 1 oz.
CPU
Vendor                                    Intel                                       Intel
Name                                      Core™ i7                                    Core i7
Model number                              3520M                                       3520M
Stepping                                  E1                                          E1
Socket type and number of pins            Socket 988B rPGA                            Socket 988B rPGA
Core frequency (GHz)                      2.90                                        2.90
L1 cache                                  32 KB + 32 KB (per core)                    32 KB + 32 KB (per core)
L2 cache                                  512 KB (256 KB per core)                    512 KB (256 KB per core)
L3 cache                                  4 MB                                        4 MB
Platform
Vendor                                    Dell                                        Lenovo
Motherboard model number                  0N9T9J                                      2352CTO
Motherboard chipset                       Intel QM77                                  Intel QM77
                                                                                      Lenovo G7ET29WW (1.11)
BIOS name and version                     Dell A00 (05/02/2012)
                                                                                      (05/24/2012)
Memory module(s)
Vendor and model number                   Hyundai HMT351S6CFR8C-PB                    Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0
Type                                      PC3-12800                                   PC3-12800
Speed (MHz)                               1,600                                       1,600
Speed running in the system (MHz)         1,600                                       1,600
Timing/Latency (tCL-tRCD-tRP-
                                          11-11-11-28                                 11-11-11-28
tRASmin)
Size (MB)                                 4,096                                       4,096
Number of memory module(s)                2                                           2
Amount of RAM in system (GB)              8                                           8
Chip organization (single-
                                          Double-sided                                Double-sided
sided/double-sided)
Channel (single/dual)                     Dual                                        Dual



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System                                         Dell Latitude E6430s               Lenovo ThinkPad T430s

Hard disk
Vendor and model number                Seagate ST500LX003-1AC15G           Hitachi HTS725050A7E630
Number of disks in system              1                                   1
Size (GB)                              500                                 500
Buffer size (MB)                       32                                  32
RPM                                    7,200                               7,200
Type                                   SATA 6.0 Gb/s                       SATA 6.0 Gb/s
                                       Intel Mobile Express Chipset SATA   Intel 7 Series Chipset Family SATA
Controller
                                       RAID Controller                     AHCI Controller
Driver                                 Intel 11.0.0.1032 (11/29/2011)      Intel 11.0.3.1002 (03/06/2012)
Operating system
Name                                   Windows 7 Professional x64          Windows 7 Professional x64
Build number                           7601                                7601
Service Pack                           1                                   1
File system                            NTFS                                NTFS
Kernel                                 ACPI x64-based PC                   ACPI x64-based PC
Language                               English                             English
Microsoft DirectX version              DirectX 11                          DirectX 11
Graphics
Vendor and model number                Intel HD Graphics 4000              Intel HD Graphics 4000
Type                                   Integrated                          Integrated
Chipset                                Intel HD Graphics 4000              Intel HD Graphics 4000
BIOS version                           2132.8                              2124.0
Total available graphics memory (MB)   1,696                               1,696
Dedicated video memory (MB)            64                                  64
System video memory (MB)               0                                   0
Shared system memory (MB)              1,632                               1,632
Resolution                             1,366 x 768 x 32-bit                1,366 x 768 x 32-bit
Driver                                 Intel 8.15.10.2639 (02/01/2012)     Intel 8.15.10.2639 (02/01/2012)
Sound card/subsystem
Vendor and model number                IDT High Definition Audio           Realtek High Definition Audio
Driver                                 IDT 6.10.0.6388 (02/13/2012)        Realtek 6.0.1.6602 (03/27/2012)
Ethernet
Vendor and model number                Intel 82579LM Gigabit               Intel 82579LM Gigabit
Driver                                 Intel 11.15.12.0 (11/30/2011)       Intel 11.15.16.0 (01/11/2012)
Wireless
Vendor and model number                Intel Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300     Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300
Driver                                 Intel 15.1.1.1 (03/12/2012)         Intel 15.1.0.18 (02/20/2012)
Optical drive(s)
Vendor and model number                Matshita UJ8B2                      Optiarc AD-7940H
Type                                   DVD-RW                              DVD-RW
USB ports
Number                                 3                                   3


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System                                               Dell Latitude E6430s          Lenovo ThinkPad T430s

Type                                       1 x USB 2.0, 2 x USB 3.0         2 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0
Other                                      Media card reader, HDMI, eSATA   Media card reader
IEEE 1394 ports
Number                                     0                                0
Monitor
LCD type                                   HD LED WXGA                      HD LED WXGA
Screen size                                14”                              14”
Refresh rate                               60 Hz                            60 Hz
Battery
Type                                       Dell RFJMW                       Lenovo 45N1039
Size (length x width x height)             8-3/8” x 2-1/8” x 6/8”           8-11/16” x 3” x 1/2”
Rated capacity                             5900mAh / 11.1V (65Wh)           3900mAh / 11.1V (44Wh)
Weight                                     12 oz.                           10 oz.
Figure 5: Configuration information for the systems we tested.




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APPENDIX B - HOW WE TESTED
Measuring time to boot and shut down
Boot and shutdown times
1.    Simultaneously start the timer and boot the system.
2.    Stop the timer when the Windows taskbar appears.
3.    Record the result as the Boot time.
4.    Bring up an administrative command prompt:
          a. Select Windows Start orb.
          b. Type cmd and right-click cmd.exe.
          c. Select Run as administrator.
5.    Type Cmd.exe /c start /wait Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks
6.    Do not interact with the system until the command completes.
7.    After the command completes, wait 5 minutes before running the test.
8.    Simultaneously start the timer and shut down the system (Start→Shut Down).
9.    Stop the timer when the power LED turns off.
10.   Record the result as the shutdown time.
11.   Repeat steps 1 through 10 two more times, and report the median of the three runs.
Measuring battery life with MobileMark 2012
Avoiding antivirus software conflicts
         MobileMark 2012 is not compatible with any virus-scanning software, so we uninstalled any such software
present on the notebook PCs before we installed the benchmark.
Avoiding pre-installed software conflicts
         MobileMark 2012 installs the following applications, which its test scripts employ:
          ABBYY FineReader Pro 11
          Adobe Acrobat Pro X
          Adobe Flash Player 11
          Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended 12.04
          Adobe Photoshop Elements 10
          Adobe Premiere Pro CS 5.5
          CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra 11
          Microsoft Excel 2010 SP1
          Microsoft Internet Explorer
          Microsoft Outlook 2010 SP1
          Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 SP1
          Microsoft Windows Media Player
          Microsoft Word 2010 SP1
          Mozilla Firefox 10.0.2
          WinZip Pro 16


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If any of these applications are already on the system under test, they could cause problems with the
benchmark due to software conflicts. To avoid any such issues, before we installed the benchmark, we uninstalled all
conflicting pre-installed software applications, including different versions of any of the programs MobileMark 2012
uses.
Adjusting display brightness and power settings
        The brightness of a notebook’s display affects its battery life. Therefore, BAPCo requires that, before you test
with MobileMark 2012, you do the following step: make sure the brightness of the notebook’s monitor is greater than or
equal to 150 nits on a completely white screen while the notebook is unplugged and running on battery power. The
measurement follows the standards from the Video Electronics Standards Association (www.vesa.org).
        We complied with this standard for all the tests we ran by setting the notebook PC’s brightness as close to 150
nits as we could without going below that brightness level. We used the following procedure before we started each
test. Note: This procedure assumes we began with the notebook plugged into the power supply.
1. To create a completely blank, white screen, open Microsoft Paint by clicking Start→All Programs→
    Accessories→Paint.
2. Press Ctrl+W to open the Resize and Skew dialog.
3. Under Horizontal and Vertical enter 200, and click OK.
4. Click the View tab.
5. Click Full screen to view a white screen.
6. Wait 45 minutes to allow the screen to warm.
7. Unplug the notebook from the power supply, and measure the display’s brightness using a luminance meter in the
    center of the screen. (We used the Gossen Mavolux5032C.)
8. If the reading is below or significantly greater than 150 nits, use the notebook’s keyboard screen-brightness-
    adjustment keys to bring the display as close to 150 nits as possible, then retest.
9. Allow the notebook to run on battery power for 10 minutes, re-measure the display, and adjust the brightness up or
    down as necessary.
10. Verify that the notebook saved the brightness setting by plugging in the system, unplugging it, and taking another
    reading.
        Note: If the notebook did not save this setting, use its power management application(s) to set the brightness
appropriately, and save that setting. If saving the settings is ineffective, use the keyboard brightness setting keys to
adjust the screen to bring the display as close to 150 nits as possible. Next, note how many times you pressed the button
to achieve the desired brightness. After unplugging the system under test, use the keyboard to set the desired
brightness by pressing the brightness button as many times as you previously noted to return the screen to the correct
brightness level.
Using the MobileMark built-in Configuration Tool
        This tool supports three levels of configuration:
1. Only makes changes that are REQUIRED in order for the benchmark to run.
2. Additionally, makes changes that are RECOMMENDED for repeatable results.
3. Additionally, makes changes that help ensure best results.
      The Configuration tool makes the following configuration changes at each of the three levels:



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Level 1 - Required
        Disables User Account Control (UAC)
        Disables Windows Update
        Disables System Sleep and Hibernate
        Sets Screen Dimming Timeout (2 minutes)
        Disables Low Battery Actions
        Disables Network Proxies
        Disables Autorun for Optical Drive
Level 2 - Recommended
        Create BAPCo power scheme
        Set Power Plan Type to balanced
        Disables Windows Firewall
        Disables Windows Sidebar/Gadgets
        Disables Windows Pop-ups
        Disables Incoming Remote Desktop Connections
        Disables Windows Error Reporting
        Disables Screen Saver and Monitor Timeout
        Sets CPU Adaptive Mode
        Disables Desktop Slideshow
        Disables Disk Defrag
Level 3 - Optional
      Sets Hard Disk Timeout
      Disables Windows Defender
      Disables System Restore
      Ignores Laptop Lid Close
      Sets Maximum Display Brightness
      Disables Adaptive Brightness
       Because we are testing how well each system does out-of-box, we chose only the Required options in the
Configuration tool.
Installing MobileMark 2012 and configuring the system for testing
1.  Verify that the wireless adapter is enabled and connected to a wireless router that is not connected to the Internet.
2.  Insert the MobileMark 2012 Install DVD into the notebook PC’s DVD drive.
3.  When the Autoplay menu appears, click Run MobileMark2012_Setup.exe.
4.  At the Welcome screen, click Next.
5.  Enter the serial number, and click Next.
6.  Accept the license agreement, and click Next.
7.  At the Choose Components screen, select Full, and click Next.
8.  At the Choose Install Location screen, accept the default location of C:Program Files (x86)BAPCoMobileMark2012,
    and click Next.
9. At the Choose Start Menu Folder screen, click Install.
10. Insert Disc 2 when prompted.


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11.   At the InstallShield Wizard Complete screen, click Finish.
12.   Launch MobileMark 2012.
13.   Click Configuration and choose only the Required options.
14.   Click Apply, and restart the computer when prompted.
15.   Adjust the screen brightness to no less than 150 nits:
      a. Click the Windows start button, and type power options in the Windows Start Search box.
      b. Click Change plan settings.
      c. Click Change advanced power settings.
      d. Expand the Display option, and change the Display brightness on battery and plugged in to the correct
          percentage that produces no less than 150 nits.
          Note: If you are unable to save these settings, please see the Displaying Brightness section above.
Conditioning the battery
1. Plug the AC power adapter into the notebook PC, and completely charge the battery.
2. Install MobileMark 2012, following the steps we outlined in the Installing MobileMark 2012 section earlier in this
   section.
3. Double-click the MobileMark 2012 icon on the desktop.
4. Click the Office Productivity icon.
5. Type System Conditioning as the name for this test in the Project Name, check the box next to conditioning,
   and click Continue.
6. If MobileMark 2012 lists no problems or warnings, click Continue. If it does list any problems or warnings, close
   MobileMark 2012, and correct the problem(s) before proceeding.
7. When prompted, unplug the AC power adapter. The Office Productivity test begins immediately.
8. The test is complete when the notebook PC has fully depleted its battery and is no longer operational when running
   on battery power.
9. Plug the AC power adapter into the notebook PC, and completely charge the battery.
Measuring battery life with MobileMark 2012
        We performed the following steps to run the MobileMark 2012 Office Productivity benchmark:
1.  Double-click the MobileMark 2012 icon on the desktop.
2.  Select the Office Productivity test by clicking the Office Productivity icon.
3.  Enter a name for this test in the Project Name field, and click Continue.
4.  If MobileMark 2012 lists no problems or warnings, click Continue. If it does list any problems or warnings, close
    MobileMark 2012, and correct the problem(s) before proceeding.
5. When prompted, unplug the AC power adapter. The test begins immediately.
6. The Office Productivity test is complete when the notebook PC has fully depleted its battery and is no longer
    operational when running on battery power.
        We executed the MobileMark 2012 Office Productivity test three times on the system and took the median
battery life run as the representative score for that test.
Getting the MobileMark 2012 results
         After each MobileMark Productivity 2012 test completed, we plugged the AC power adapter into the notebook
PC and turned on the system. MobileMark 2012 started automatically after the system booted, then analyzed the test
scores and opened the Test Results Viewer with the results from the last test.


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To submit these results to BAPCo, we saved the test results by performing the following steps:
1.   Click Save.
2.   Enter a name and select FDR to save the results as an FDR file.
3.   Click Save again, and select PDF to save the results as a PDF file.
4.   Browse to the Documents directory where the result FDR and PDF files were saved.
Measuring performance with SYSmark 2012
Avoiding antivirus software conflicts
         SYSmark 2012 is not compatible with any virus-scanning software, so we uninstalled any such software that was
present on the notebook PCs before we installed the benchmark.
Avoiding pre-installed software conflicts
         SYSmark 2012 installs the following applications, which its test scripts employ:
        ABBYY FineReader Pro 10.0
        Adobe Acrobat Pro 9
        Adobe After Effects CS5
        Adobe Dreamweaver CS5
        Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended
        Adobe Premiere Pro CS5
        Adobe Flash Player 10.1
        Autodesk® 3DS Max® 2011
        Autodesk AutoCAD® 2011
        Google SketchUp™ Pro 8
        Microsoft Internet Explorer
        Microsoft Office 2010
        Mozilla Firefox Installer
        Mozilla Firefox 3.6.8
        Winzip Pro 14.5
         If any of these applications are already on the system under test, they will cause problems with the benchmark
due to software conflicts. To avoid any such issues, before we installed the benchmark, we uninstalled all conflicting pre-
installed software applications, including different versions of any of the programs SYSmark 2012 uses.
Setting up the test
Using the SYSmark built-in Configuration Tool
         This tool supports three levels of configuration:
1. Only makes changes that are REQUIRED in order for the benchmark to run.
2. Additionally, makes changes that are RECOMMENDED for repeatable results.
3. Additionally, makes OPTIONAL changes that help ensure best results.
         The Configuration tool makes the following configuration changes at each of the three levels:
Level 1 - Required
        Disables User Account Control (UAC)
        Disables Windows Update


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   Disables System Sleep and Hibernate
         Disables Low Battery Actions
         Disables Network Proxies
Level 2 - Recommended
         Creates BAPCo power scheme
         Sets Power Plan Type to High Performance
         Disables Windows Firewall
         Disables Windows Sidebar/Gadgets
         Disables Windows Pop-ups
         Disables Incoming Remote Desktop Connections
         Disables Windows Error Reporting
         Disables Screen Saver and Monitor Timeout
         Sets CPU Adaptive Mode
         Disables Desktop Slideshow
         Disables Disk Defrag
Level 3 - Optional
         Sets Hard Disk Timeout
         Disables Windows Defender
         Disables System Restore
         Ignores Laptop Lid Close
         Sets Maximum Display Brightness
         Disables Adaptive Brightness
          Because we are testing how well each system does out of the box, we chose only the Required options in the
Configuration tool.
1.    Insert the SYSmark 2012 Install DVD into the notebook PC’s DVD drive.
2.    When the Autoplay menu appears, click Run SYSmark2012_setup.exe.
3.    At the Welcome screen, click Next.
4.    Enter the serial number, and click Next.
5.    Accept the license agreement, and click Next.
6.    At the Choose Components screen, select Full, and click Next.
7.    At the Choose Install Location screen, accept the default location of C:Program Files (x86)BAPCoSYSmark2012,
      and click Next.
8.    At the Choose Start Menu Folder screen, click Install.
9.    Insert Disc 2 when prompted.
10.   At the InstallShield Wizard Complete screen, click Finish.
11.   Download and install SYSmark 2012 Patch 2 http://www.bapco.com/support/.
12.   Launch SYSmark 2012.
13.   Click Configuration and choose only the Required options.
14.   Click Apply, and restart the computer when prompted.
Running the test
1. Launch SYSmark 2012 by double-clicking the desktop icon.


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2. Enter a Project name and choose 3 iterations.
3. Click Run Benchmark.
Getting the SYSmark 2012 results
        When SYSmark 2012 has completed, the Test Results Viewer appears. To submit these results to BAPCo, we
saved the test results by performing the following steps:
1.   Click Save.
2.   Enter a name, and select FDR to save the results as an FDR file.
3.   Click Save again, and select PDF to save the results as a PDF file.
4.   Browse to the Documents directory where the result FDR and PDF files were saved.




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Performance comparison: Dell Latitude E6430s vs. Lenovo ThinkPad T430s

  • 1. PERFORMANCE COMPARISON: DELL LATITUDE E6430s VS. LENOVO THINKPAD T430s When it comes to your employees’ notebook computers, every second counts. A sluggish system not only affects productivity, but is a source of annoyance as well. Battery life also matters—the longer the better. That’s why it’s essential to select notebooks that offer the fast performance and long battery life. Principled Technologies tested two notebook systems in our labs, the Dell Latitude E6430s and the Lenovo ThinkPad T430s. We found that the Latitude outperformed the ThinkPad in three areas: business application performance, boot and shutdown time, and battery life. These advantages can save your workers time, making the Dell Latitude E6430s an excellent choice. SEPTEMBER 2012 A PRINCIPLED TECHNOLOGIES TEST REPORT Commissioned by Dell Inc.
  • 2. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE Because battery life and notebook performance are so important to today’s worker, we conducted a range of tests to compare the Dell Latitude E6430s and the Lenovo ThinkPad T430s. We conducted every test three times and present the results for the median run of each test. Battery life testing As Figure 1 shows, the Dell Latitude E6430s had longer battery life than the Lenovo ThinkPad T430s, lasting for 311 minutes, a 12.7 percent increase in battery life. MobileMark 2012 - Battery Life score 6:00 5:11 5:00 4:36 Figure 1: The battery of the Dell Hours:minutes Dell Latitude E6430s lasted 4:00 Latitude 12.7 percent longer than E6430s 3:00 that of the Lenovo ThinkPad T430s. 2:00 Lenovo ThinkPad 1:00 T430s 0:00 1 Figure 2 shows the median results for our battery life testing using the BAPCo® MobileMark® 2012 benchmark. BAPCo MobileMark 2012 Dell Latitude E6430s Lenovo ThinkPad T430s Screen brightness 154 nits 172 nits MobileMark 2012 - Battery Life score (minutes) 311 276 MobileMark 2012 - Battery Life score (hours: minutes) 5:11 4:36 Figure 2: Median scores for the BAPCo Mobile Mark 2012 benchmark. Higher numbers are better. Boot and shutdown times The less time users spend waiting for their notebooks to boot up or shut down, the more time they have to be productive. Figure 3 shows the median results for our boot and shutdown tests. In our tests, the Dell Latitude E6430s took 9.1 percent less time to boot and 13.8 percent less time to shut down than the Lenovo ThinkPad T430s. Performance comparison: Dell Latitude E6430s vs. Lenovo ThinkPad T430s A Principled Technologies test report 2
  • 3. Boot and shutdown times Dell Latitude E6430s Lenovo ThinkPad T430s Percentage Dell win Boot 23.03 25.34 9.1% Shutdown 12.89 14.96 13.8% Figure 3: Median boot and shutdown times, in seconds, for the two systems. Performance testing Because performance is so important to today’s worker, we used an industry- standard benchmark to rate the performance of the notebooks, and found that the Dell Latitude E6430s was up to completing the tasks workers require. BAPCo SYSmark® 2012 measures system performance for a number of common tasks including office productivity and media creation. Figure 4 shows the median results of our SYSmark 2012 tests. The Dell Latitude E6430s achieved a higher SYSmark2012 Overall Performance Rating than the Lenovo ThinkPad T430s. BAPCo SYSmark 2012 Dell Latitude E6430s Lenovo ThinkPad T430s SYSmark 2012 Overall Performance Rating 145 143 SYSmark 2012 – Office Productivity 140 137 SYSmark 2012 – Media Creation 147 146 SYSmark 2012 – Web Development 134 129 SYSmark 2012 – Data/Financial Analysis 157 153 SYSmark 2012 – 3D Modeling 138 138 SYSmark 2012 – System Management 157 159 Figure 4: Median scores for the BAPCo SYSmark 2012 benchmark. Higher numbers are better. WHAT WE TESTED In this section, we present a brief overview of what we tested. For detailed system configuration information, see Appendix A. For step-by-step details on how we tested, see Appendix B. BAPCo MobileMark 2012 MobileMark 2012 is an industry-standard benchmark that provides a battery life rating and a performance rating based on common office scenarios. In our tests, we focus solely on the battery life rating. MobileMark 2012 applications and workloads specific to mobile systems. These include office activities like file and document management, data processing, and rich content creation. This module provides a score for battery life of the tested applications. MobileMark 2012 includes the following applications with their corresponding tasks:  ABBYY® FineReader Pro 11 Performance comparison: Dell Latitude E6430s vs. Lenovo ThinkPad T430s A Principled Technologies test report 3
  • 4. Adobe® Acrobat® Pro X  Adobe Flash® Player 11  Adobe Photoshop® CS5 Extended 12.04  Adobe Photoshop Elements 10  Adobe Premiere® Pro CS 5.5  CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra 11  Microsoft® Excel® 2010 SP1  Microsoft Internet Explorer® 9  Microsoft Outlook® 2010 SP1  Microsoft PowerPoint® 2010 SP1  Microsoft Windows Media Player  Microsoft Word 2010 SP1  Mozilla® Firefox® 10.0.2  WinZip® Pro 16 MobileMark 2012 measures system battery life in minutes. It records system battery life at the start of the benchmark and repeats the workload until the system battery life is depleted, or until the system powers down due to low battery life. MobileMark 2012 records a timestamp once per minute. At the end of the benchmark, it compares the beginning timestamp to the final (last recorded) timestamp. MobileMark 2012 derives its system battery life rating as the number of minutes between the start and end timestamps. For more information on this benchmark, see http://www.bapco.com/products/mobilemark2012/index.php. BAPCo SYSmark 2012 BAPCo SYSmark 2012 is an application-based benchmark that tests performance in the following office workload scenarios: office productivity, media creation, Web development, data/financial analysis, 3D modeling, and system management. SYSmark 2012 records the time the system takes to complete each individual operation in each scenario. For more information on this benchmark, see http://www.bapco.com/products/sysmark2012/. Performance comparison: Dell Latitude E6430s vs. Lenovo ThinkPad T430s A Principled Technologies test report 4
  • 5. IN CONCLUSION Today’s workers do not computes that keep them waiting and they certainly want their notebooks to run as long as possible when unplugged. Selecting notebooks that perform everyday tasks quickly and have long battery life makes good business sense. In our tests, the Dell Latitude E6430s delivered better performance and longer battery life than the Lenovo ThinkPad T430s. This makes it an excellent choice for your employees. Performance comparison: Dell Latitude E6430s vs. Lenovo ThinkPad T430s A Principled Technologies test report 5
  • 6. APPENDIX A – SYSTEM CONFIGURATION INFORMATION Figure 5 provides detailed configuration information for the test systems. System Dell Latitude E6430s Lenovo ThinkPad T430s General Number of processor packages 1 1 Number of cores per processor 2 2 Number of hardware threads per core 2 2 System power management policy Dell Energy Saver Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep® Processor power-saving option Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology Technology System dimensions (length x width x 13-1/8” x 9-3/4” x 1-1/4” 13-1/2” x 9” x 1-1/4” height) System weight 4 lbs. 10 oz. 4 lbs. 1 oz. CPU Vendor Intel Intel Name Core™ i7 Core i7 Model number 3520M 3520M Stepping E1 E1 Socket type and number of pins Socket 988B rPGA Socket 988B rPGA Core frequency (GHz) 2.90 2.90 L1 cache 32 KB + 32 KB (per core) 32 KB + 32 KB (per core) L2 cache 512 KB (256 KB per core) 512 KB (256 KB per core) L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB Platform Vendor Dell Lenovo Motherboard model number 0N9T9J 2352CTO Motherboard chipset Intel QM77 Intel QM77 Lenovo G7ET29WW (1.11) BIOS name and version Dell A00 (05/02/2012) (05/24/2012) Memory module(s) Vendor and model number Hyundai HMT351S6CFR8C-PB Samsung M471B5273DH0-CK0 Type PC3-12800 PC3-12800 Speed (MHz) 1,600 1,600 Speed running in the system (MHz) 1,600 1,600 Timing/Latency (tCL-tRCD-tRP- 11-11-11-28 11-11-11-28 tRASmin) Size (MB) 4,096 4,096 Number of memory module(s) 2 2 Amount of RAM in system (GB) 8 8 Chip organization (single- Double-sided Double-sided sided/double-sided) Channel (single/dual) Dual Dual Performance comparison: Dell Latitude E6430s vs. Lenovo ThinkPad T430s A Principled Technologies test report 6
  • 7. System Dell Latitude E6430s Lenovo ThinkPad T430s Hard disk Vendor and model number Seagate ST500LX003-1AC15G Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 Number of disks in system 1 1 Size (GB) 500 500 Buffer size (MB) 32 32 RPM 7,200 7,200 Type SATA 6.0 Gb/s SATA 6.0 Gb/s Intel Mobile Express Chipset SATA Intel 7 Series Chipset Family SATA Controller RAID Controller AHCI Controller Driver Intel 11.0.0.1032 (11/29/2011) Intel 11.0.3.1002 (03/06/2012) Operating system Name Windows 7 Professional x64 Windows 7 Professional x64 Build number 7601 7601 Service Pack 1 1 File system NTFS NTFS Kernel ACPI x64-based PC ACPI x64-based PC Language English English Microsoft DirectX version DirectX 11 DirectX 11 Graphics Vendor and model number Intel HD Graphics 4000 Intel HD Graphics 4000 Type Integrated Integrated Chipset Intel HD Graphics 4000 Intel HD Graphics 4000 BIOS version 2132.8 2124.0 Total available graphics memory (MB) 1,696 1,696 Dedicated video memory (MB) 64 64 System video memory (MB) 0 0 Shared system memory (MB) 1,632 1,632 Resolution 1,366 x 768 x 32-bit 1,366 x 768 x 32-bit Driver Intel 8.15.10.2639 (02/01/2012) Intel 8.15.10.2639 (02/01/2012) Sound card/subsystem Vendor and model number IDT High Definition Audio Realtek High Definition Audio Driver IDT 6.10.0.6388 (02/13/2012) Realtek 6.0.1.6602 (03/27/2012) Ethernet Vendor and model number Intel 82579LM Gigabit Intel 82579LM Gigabit Driver Intel 11.15.12.0 (11/30/2011) Intel 11.15.16.0 (01/11/2012) Wireless Vendor and model number Intel Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300 Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 Driver Intel 15.1.1.1 (03/12/2012) Intel 15.1.0.18 (02/20/2012) Optical drive(s) Vendor and model number Matshita UJ8B2 Optiarc AD-7940H Type DVD-RW DVD-RW USB ports Number 3 3 Performance comparison: Dell Latitude E6430s vs. Lenovo ThinkPad T430s A Principled Technologies test report 7
  • 8. System Dell Latitude E6430s Lenovo ThinkPad T430s Type 1 x USB 2.0, 2 x USB 3.0 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0 Other Media card reader, HDMI, eSATA Media card reader IEEE 1394 ports Number 0 0 Monitor LCD type HD LED WXGA HD LED WXGA Screen size 14” 14” Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz Battery Type Dell RFJMW Lenovo 45N1039 Size (length x width x height) 8-3/8” x 2-1/8” x 6/8” 8-11/16” x 3” x 1/2” Rated capacity 5900mAh / 11.1V (65Wh) 3900mAh / 11.1V (44Wh) Weight 12 oz. 10 oz. Figure 5: Configuration information for the systems we tested. Performance comparison: Dell Latitude E6430s vs. Lenovo ThinkPad T430s A Principled Technologies test report 8
  • 9. APPENDIX B - HOW WE TESTED Measuring time to boot and shut down Boot and shutdown times 1. Simultaneously start the timer and boot the system. 2. Stop the timer when the Windows taskbar appears. 3. Record the result as the Boot time. 4. Bring up an administrative command prompt: a. Select Windows Start orb. b. Type cmd and right-click cmd.exe. c. Select Run as administrator. 5. Type Cmd.exe /c start /wait Rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks 6. Do not interact with the system until the command completes. 7. After the command completes, wait 5 minutes before running the test. 8. Simultaneously start the timer and shut down the system (Start→Shut Down). 9. Stop the timer when the power LED turns off. 10. Record the result as the shutdown time. 11. Repeat steps 1 through 10 two more times, and report the median of the three runs. Measuring battery life with MobileMark 2012 Avoiding antivirus software conflicts MobileMark 2012 is not compatible with any virus-scanning software, so we uninstalled any such software present on the notebook PCs before we installed the benchmark. Avoiding pre-installed software conflicts MobileMark 2012 installs the following applications, which its test scripts employ:  ABBYY FineReader Pro 11  Adobe Acrobat Pro X  Adobe Flash Player 11  Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended 12.04  Adobe Photoshop Elements 10  Adobe Premiere Pro CS 5.5  CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra 11  Microsoft Excel 2010 SP1  Microsoft Internet Explorer  Microsoft Outlook 2010 SP1  Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 SP1  Microsoft Windows Media Player  Microsoft Word 2010 SP1  Mozilla Firefox 10.0.2  WinZip Pro 16 Performance comparison: Dell Latitude E6430s vs. Lenovo ThinkPad T430s A Principled Technologies test report 9
  • 10. If any of these applications are already on the system under test, they could cause problems with the benchmark due to software conflicts. To avoid any such issues, before we installed the benchmark, we uninstalled all conflicting pre-installed software applications, including different versions of any of the programs MobileMark 2012 uses. Adjusting display brightness and power settings The brightness of a notebook’s display affects its battery life. Therefore, BAPCo requires that, before you test with MobileMark 2012, you do the following step: make sure the brightness of the notebook’s monitor is greater than or equal to 150 nits on a completely white screen while the notebook is unplugged and running on battery power. The measurement follows the standards from the Video Electronics Standards Association (www.vesa.org). We complied with this standard for all the tests we ran by setting the notebook PC’s brightness as close to 150 nits as we could without going below that brightness level. We used the following procedure before we started each test. Note: This procedure assumes we began with the notebook plugged into the power supply. 1. To create a completely blank, white screen, open Microsoft Paint by clicking Start→All Programs→ Accessories→Paint. 2. Press Ctrl+W to open the Resize and Skew dialog. 3. Under Horizontal and Vertical enter 200, and click OK. 4. Click the View tab. 5. Click Full screen to view a white screen. 6. Wait 45 minutes to allow the screen to warm. 7. Unplug the notebook from the power supply, and measure the display’s brightness using a luminance meter in the center of the screen. (We used the Gossen Mavolux5032C.) 8. If the reading is below or significantly greater than 150 nits, use the notebook’s keyboard screen-brightness- adjustment keys to bring the display as close to 150 nits as possible, then retest. 9. Allow the notebook to run on battery power for 10 minutes, re-measure the display, and adjust the brightness up or down as necessary. 10. Verify that the notebook saved the brightness setting by plugging in the system, unplugging it, and taking another reading. Note: If the notebook did not save this setting, use its power management application(s) to set the brightness appropriately, and save that setting. If saving the settings is ineffective, use the keyboard brightness setting keys to adjust the screen to bring the display as close to 150 nits as possible. Next, note how many times you pressed the button to achieve the desired brightness. After unplugging the system under test, use the keyboard to set the desired brightness by pressing the brightness button as many times as you previously noted to return the screen to the correct brightness level. Using the MobileMark built-in Configuration Tool This tool supports three levels of configuration: 1. Only makes changes that are REQUIRED in order for the benchmark to run. 2. Additionally, makes changes that are RECOMMENDED for repeatable results. 3. Additionally, makes changes that help ensure best results. The Configuration tool makes the following configuration changes at each of the three levels: Performance comparison: Dell Latitude E6430s vs. Lenovo ThinkPad T430s A Principled Technologies test report 10
  • 11. Level 1 - Required  Disables User Account Control (UAC)  Disables Windows Update  Disables System Sleep and Hibernate  Sets Screen Dimming Timeout (2 minutes)  Disables Low Battery Actions  Disables Network Proxies  Disables Autorun for Optical Drive Level 2 - Recommended  Create BAPCo power scheme  Set Power Plan Type to balanced  Disables Windows Firewall  Disables Windows Sidebar/Gadgets  Disables Windows Pop-ups  Disables Incoming Remote Desktop Connections  Disables Windows Error Reporting  Disables Screen Saver and Monitor Timeout  Sets CPU Adaptive Mode  Disables Desktop Slideshow  Disables Disk Defrag Level 3 - Optional  Sets Hard Disk Timeout  Disables Windows Defender  Disables System Restore  Ignores Laptop Lid Close  Sets Maximum Display Brightness  Disables Adaptive Brightness Because we are testing how well each system does out-of-box, we chose only the Required options in the Configuration tool. Installing MobileMark 2012 and configuring the system for testing 1. Verify that the wireless adapter is enabled and connected to a wireless router that is not connected to the Internet. 2. Insert the MobileMark 2012 Install DVD into the notebook PC’s DVD drive. 3. When the Autoplay menu appears, click Run MobileMark2012_Setup.exe. 4. At the Welcome screen, click Next. 5. Enter the serial number, and click Next. 6. Accept the license agreement, and click Next. 7. At the Choose Components screen, select Full, and click Next. 8. At the Choose Install Location screen, accept the default location of C:Program Files (x86)BAPCoMobileMark2012, and click Next. 9. At the Choose Start Menu Folder screen, click Install. 10. Insert Disc 2 when prompted. Performance comparison: Dell Latitude E6430s vs. Lenovo ThinkPad T430s A Principled Technologies test report 11
  • 12. 11. At the InstallShield Wizard Complete screen, click Finish. 12. Launch MobileMark 2012. 13. Click Configuration and choose only the Required options. 14. Click Apply, and restart the computer when prompted. 15. Adjust the screen brightness to no less than 150 nits: a. Click the Windows start button, and type power options in the Windows Start Search box. b. Click Change plan settings. c. Click Change advanced power settings. d. Expand the Display option, and change the Display brightness on battery and plugged in to the correct percentage that produces no less than 150 nits. Note: If you are unable to save these settings, please see the Displaying Brightness section above. Conditioning the battery 1. Plug the AC power adapter into the notebook PC, and completely charge the battery. 2. Install MobileMark 2012, following the steps we outlined in the Installing MobileMark 2012 section earlier in this section. 3. Double-click the MobileMark 2012 icon on the desktop. 4. Click the Office Productivity icon. 5. Type System Conditioning as the name for this test in the Project Name, check the box next to conditioning, and click Continue. 6. If MobileMark 2012 lists no problems or warnings, click Continue. If it does list any problems or warnings, close MobileMark 2012, and correct the problem(s) before proceeding. 7. When prompted, unplug the AC power adapter. The Office Productivity test begins immediately. 8. The test is complete when the notebook PC has fully depleted its battery and is no longer operational when running on battery power. 9. Plug the AC power adapter into the notebook PC, and completely charge the battery. Measuring battery life with MobileMark 2012 We performed the following steps to run the MobileMark 2012 Office Productivity benchmark: 1. Double-click the MobileMark 2012 icon on the desktop. 2. Select the Office Productivity test by clicking the Office Productivity icon. 3. Enter a name for this test in the Project Name field, and click Continue. 4. If MobileMark 2012 lists no problems or warnings, click Continue. If it does list any problems or warnings, close MobileMark 2012, and correct the problem(s) before proceeding. 5. When prompted, unplug the AC power adapter. The test begins immediately. 6. The Office Productivity test is complete when the notebook PC has fully depleted its battery and is no longer operational when running on battery power. We executed the MobileMark 2012 Office Productivity test three times on the system and took the median battery life run as the representative score for that test. Getting the MobileMark 2012 results After each MobileMark Productivity 2012 test completed, we plugged the AC power adapter into the notebook PC and turned on the system. MobileMark 2012 started automatically after the system booted, then analyzed the test scores and opened the Test Results Viewer with the results from the last test. Performance comparison: Dell Latitude E6430s vs. Lenovo ThinkPad T430s A Principled Technologies test report 12
  • 13. To submit these results to BAPCo, we saved the test results by performing the following steps: 1. Click Save. 2. Enter a name and select FDR to save the results as an FDR file. 3. Click Save again, and select PDF to save the results as a PDF file. 4. Browse to the Documents directory where the result FDR and PDF files were saved. Measuring performance with SYSmark 2012 Avoiding antivirus software conflicts SYSmark 2012 is not compatible with any virus-scanning software, so we uninstalled any such software that was present on the notebook PCs before we installed the benchmark. Avoiding pre-installed software conflicts SYSmark 2012 installs the following applications, which its test scripts employ:  ABBYY FineReader Pro 10.0  Adobe Acrobat Pro 9  Adobe After Effects CS5  Adobe Dreamweaver CS5  Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended  Adobe Premiere Pro CS5  Adobe Flash Player 10.1  Autodesk® 3DS Max® 2011  Autodesk AutoCAD® 2011  Google SketchUp™ Pro 8  Microsoft Internet Explorer  Microsoft Office 2010  Mozilla Firefox Installer  Mozilla Firefox 3.6.8  Winzip Pro 14.5 If any of these applications are already on the system under test, they will cause problems with the benchmark due to software conflicts. To avoid any such issues, before we installed the benchmark, we uninstalled all conflicting pre- installed software applications, including different versions of any of the programs SYSmark 2012 uses. Setting up the test Using the SYSmark built-in Configuration Tool This tool supports three levels of configuration: 1. Only makes changes that are REQUIRED in order for the benchmark to run. 2. Additionally, makes changes that are RECOMMENDED for repeatable results. 3. Additionally, makes OPTIONAL changes that help ensure best results. The Configuration tool makes the following configuration changes at each of the three levels: Level 1 - Required  Disables User Account Control (UAC)  Disables Windows Update Performance comparison: Dell Latitude E6430s vs. Lenovo ThinkPad T430s A Principled Technologies test report 13
  • 14. Disables System Sleep and Hibernate  Disables Low Battery Actions  Disables Network Proxies Level 2 - Recommended  Creates BAPCo power scheme  Sets Power Plan Type to High Performance  Disables Windows Firewall  Disables Windows Sidebar/Gadgets  Disables Windows Pop-ups  Disables Incoming Remote Desktop Connections  Disables Windows Error Reporting  Disables Screen Saver and Monitor Timeout  Sets CPU Adaptive Mode  Disables Desktop Slideshow  Disables Disk Defrag Level 3 - Optional  Sets Hard Disk Timeout  Disables Windows Defender  Disables System Restore  Ignores Laptop Lid Close  Sets Maximum Display Brightness  Disables Adaptive Brightness Because we are testing how well each system does out of the box, we chose only the Required options in the Configuration tool. 1. Insert the SYSmark 2012 Install DVD into the notebook PC’s DVD drive. 2. When the Autoplay menu appears, click Run SYSmark2012_setup.exe. 3. At the Welcome screen, click Next. 4. Enter the serial number, and click Next. 5. Accept the license agreement, and click Next. 6. At the Choose Components screen, select Full, and click Next. 7. At the Choose Install Location screen, accept the default location of C:Program Files (x86)BAPCoSYSmark2012, and click Next. 8. At the Choose Start Menu Folder screen, click Install. 9. Insert Disc 2 when prompted. 10. At the InstallShield Wizard Complete screen, click Finish. 11. Download and install SYSmark 2012 Patch 2 http://www.bapco.com/support/. 12. Launch SYSmark 2012. 13. Click Configuration and choose only the Required options. 14. Click Apply, and restart the computer when prompted. Running the test 1. Launch SYSmark 2012 by double-clicking the desktop icon. Performance comparison: Dell Latitude E6430s vs. Lenovo ThinkPad T430s A Principled Technologies test report 14
  • 15. 2. Enter a Project name and choose 3 iterations. 3. Click Run Benchmark. Getting the SYSmark 2012 results When SYSmark 2012 has completed, the Test Results Viewer appears. To submit these results to BAPCo, we saved the test results by performing the following steps: 1. Click Save. 2. Enter a name, and select FDR to save the results as an FDR file. 3. Click Save again, and select PDF to save the results as a PDF file. 4. Browse to the Documents directory where the result FDR and PDF files were saved. Performance comparison: Dell Latitude E6430s vs. Lenovo ThinkPad T430s A Principled Technologies test report 15
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